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{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Mista Savona
| image = Jake Savona in Colombia.jpg
| caption = Savona in 2021
| image_size =
| background = non_performing_personnel
| birth_name = Jake Dominic Savona
| alias =
| origin = [[Melbourne, Victoria]], Australia
| genre = [[Reggae]], [[dancehall]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]]
| years_active = 2007-present
| label = Muti Music, [[Elefant Traks]], Soulbeats, [[ABC Music]], [[VP Records]], Baco Records and [[Cumbancha]]
| associated_acts = [[Havana Meets Kingston]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.mistasavona.com.au}}
}}

'''Jake Dominic Savona''',<ref name="APRA Mystic">[http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Mystic%20Country] {{Dead link|date=January 2023|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> known professionally as '''Mista Savona''', is an Australian [[reggae]], [[dancehall]], and [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] producer and keyboardist based in [[Melbourne, Victoria|Melbourne]].

== Career ==
In 2007, his self-produced album ''Melbourne Meets Kingston'' was released by [[Elefant Traks]]. The 21-track album was recorded in Jamaica and Australia,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.inertia-music.com/catalogue/43023/Mista_Savona/Melbourne_Meets_Kingston/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 March 2008 |archive-date=25 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080525180853/http://www.inertia-music.com/catalogue/43023/Mista_Savona/Melbourne_Meets_Kingston/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and features [[Anthony B]], [[Determine]], and [[Big Youth]]. In 2009, he released the "Fire Dragon" [[riddim]], featuring [[Sizzla]], [[Burro Banton]], and [[Vida-Sunshyne]].{{Cn|date=October 2023}} It was followed in 2011 with the release of the studio album ''Warn the Nation'', which was recorded in the UK, Jamaica, Australia, and Africa. ''Warn the Nation'' features [[Capleton]], Sizzla, [[Horace Andy]], [[Alton Ellis]], and Burro Banton.<ref>[http://www.inertia-music.com/store/catalogue/60000/Mista_Savona/Warn_The_Nation/=] {{dead|date=October 2022}}</ref>

Other releases include two solo albums, ''Invasion Day'' and ''Bass & Roots'', and ''Born a King'', a full-length album with Sizzla.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bornaking.com/ |title=Born a King |access-date=10 October 2014 |archive-date=17 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017222334/http://www.bornaking.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{psc|date=October 2022}} The single "I'm Living", taken from this album, was remixed by [[Gaudi (musician)|Gaudi]].

In 2017, Savona released the album ''[[Havana Meets Kingston]]'', a collaboration between Cuban and Jamaican musicians.<ref name="Havana Meets Kingston">{{Cite web|url=https://www.havanameetskingston.com/|title=Havana Meets Kingston|website=Havanameetskingston.com|access-date=18 May 2023}}</ref> The album featured Jamaican rhythm section [[Sly and Robbie]], guitarist [[Ernest Ranglin]], and original members of [[Buena Vista Social Club]], [[Los Van Van]], and [[Irakere]].<ref name="Havana Meets Kingston" /> International tours followed, including a live performance at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London for the [[BBC Proms]].{{fact|date=October 2022}} The performance received a positive review in ''[[The Times]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/article/prom-23-review-havana-meets-kingston-at-the-royal-albert-hall-jpqdwrd8x|title=Prom 23 review: Havana Meets Kingston at the Royal Albert Hall|first=Clive|last=Davis|date=18 May 2023|access-date=18 May 2023|newspaper=[[The Times]]}}</ref>

[[File:Jake Savona with Sly & Robbie.jpg|thumb|Sly Dunbar, Jake Savona and Robbie Shakespeare in Cuba in 2015]]

[[File:Mista Savona 2007.jpg|thumb|Jake Savona in Melbourne, 2007]]

==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Details
|- style="font-size:smaller;"

|-
! scope="row"| ''Invasion Day''
|
* Released: 2004
* Label: Mista Savona
* Formats: CD
|-
! scope="row"| ''Melbourne Meets Kingston''
|
* Released: 2007
* Label: Elefant Traks (ACE029)
* Formats: CD, 2×LP
|-
! scope="row"| ''Warn the Nation''
|
* Released: 2010<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/mista-savona-new-album-warn-the-nation/|title=Mista Savona new album "Warn The Nation"|first=John|last=Ritchie|website=Musicfeeds.com.au|date=2 March 2010|access-date=18 May 2023}}</ref>
* Label: Elefant Traks (ACE053)
* Formats: CD, LP, Digital
|-
! scope="row"| ''Born a King''
|
* Released: 2014
* Label: Muti Music (MUTI164)
* Formats: CD, Digital
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Havana Meets Kingston]]''
|
* Released: November 2017<ref name="havanameetskingston.com">[http://havanameetskingston.com/discography.html] {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>
* Label: ABC Music (56700381)
* Formats: CD, 2×LP, Digital
|-
! scope="row"| ''Havana Meets Kingston Part 2''
|
* Released: June 2022
* Label: ABC Music
* Formats: CD, Digital
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
===ARIA Music Awards===
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2019|2019]]
| ''Havana Meets Kingston''
| [[ARIA Award for Best World Music Album|Best World Music Album]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="World">ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-world-music-album?view=list#|title=ARIA Awards – Winners by Award – Best World Music Album |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=12 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[2022 ARIA Music Awards|2022]]
| ''Havana Meets Kingston Part 2''
| Best World Music Album
| {{Nom}}
| <ref name="2022ARIAnoms">{{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/2022-aria-awards-nominees/|title=Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List)|website=The Music Network|date=12 October 2022|access-date=12 October 2022|author=Lars Brandle}}</ref>
{{end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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